Reilly Enters Debate Tonight With Growing List of Endorsements
        Attorney General Tom Reilly will enter the gubernatorial debate tonight with a new infusion of endorsements.
        Five city Councilors, two state Senators, and two state Reps from Boston officially announced their backing of Reilly yesterday. The Councilors are Rob Consalvo (Hyde Park), Maureen Feeney (Dorchester), James Kelly (South Boston), Michael Ross (Back Bay), and Salvatore LaMattina (East Boston). The state legislators are Sen. Steven Tolman (Brighton), Sen. Jack Hart (South Boston), state Reps Marty Walsh (Dorchester) and Kevin Honan (Brighton).
        Earlier this week, Reilly received the official endorsement from a number of labor unions boasting over 100,000 members. He also has the support from other Boston officials including Mayor Menino, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, State Senate President Robert Travaglini, state Rep Marie St. Fleur, and former Suffolk District Attorney Ralph Martin.
        Many have speculated that Reilly needs high profile endorsements and a strong showing in the debate tonight to beat Deval Patrick in the primaries. Recent Boston Globe polls have put Reilly behind Patrick and Chris Gabrieli.
        The debate tonight is at 7:00 p.m. and is sponsored by a number of media outlets- NECN, WCVB-TV, WGBH, 7NEWS, and 90.9 WBUR. It will be moderated by former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, director of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School.
        The candidates will field questions from Janet Wu, Andy Hiller and Bob Oakes and will be held at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.